FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray for depression

FDA approves Spravato, first monotherapy nasal spray to treat depression
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant depression. Johnson & Johnson's Spravato was approved to treat a major depressive disorder,
FDA approves standalone use of J&J’s ketamine-derived depression treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression, the company said on Tuesday.
J&J's ketamine-derived nasal spray approved by FDA to treat depression
Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray has been approved as a standalone treatment to fight depression for those who had an inadequate response to oral antidepressants.
FDA approves first nasal spray for major depression disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first nasal spray that will help with treating major depressive disorder.
US FDA approves J&J's ketamine-based therapy to treat depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-based nasal spray Spravato to treat adults with major depressive disorder, the company said on Tuesday. The approval paves the way for use of Spravato in patients whose disease has stopped responding to at least two oral anti-depressants.
Nose spray to treat depression? FDA approves first-of-its-kind medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a nose spray to help treat depression, Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday.
FDA Clears Spravato For Monotherapy Depression Treatments
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray as a standalone treatment for severe forms of depression, officials said. The FDA granted approval to Spravato (esketamine) as the first monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression,
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